po: Regenerate .pot files and merge .po files with them

author: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> 2016-12-17 00:38:50 +0100
committer: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org> 2016-12-17 02:20:25 +0100
commit: ce2ed3059756d695e46b331c09d7ee50cde78050 (patch)
tree: 1c0383445f51f4538ab0e560e71725a50094e90b /po
parent: 9bafd1bd723c92bf1e043a7493c87181322faca8 (diff)
download: dpkg-ce2ed3059756d695e46b331c09d7ee50cde78050.tar.gz
42 files changed, 3100 insertions, 468 deletions
diff --git a/po/ast.po b/po/ast.po
index 3cddf67b5..68b623e02 100644
--- a/po/ast.po
+++ b/po/ast.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.14.22\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:47+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Marcos Alvarez Costales <marcos.alvarez.costales@gmail."
 "com>\n"
@@ -1260,6 +1260,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "nun hai res tres los dos puntos nel númberu de versión"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "la cadena de versión ta erma"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1309,6 +1315,11 @@ msgstr "falta'l nome alternativu"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(ensin descripción disponible)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "dpkg: la versión `%s' tien una mala sintaxis: %s\n"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid "illegal package name in awaited trigger `%.255s': %s"
@@ -3047,6 +3058,52 @@ msgstr ""
 "nun pueden satisfacese les pre-dependencies pa %.250s (necesaries por %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s necesita polo menos un nome de paquete como argumentu"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "Package `%s' is not installed.\n"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "El paquete `%s' nun ta instaláu.\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s necesita polo menos un nome de paquete como argumentu"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "el nome del disparador contién carauteres inválidos"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s necesita polo menos un nome de paquete como argumentu"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s nun toma dengún argumentu"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "dpkg: la versión `%s' tien una mala sintaxis: %s\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -3061,11 +3118,6 @@ msgstr "mala relación de --compare-versions"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "dpkg: la versión `%s' tien una mala sintaxis: %s\n"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
@@ -3430,6 +3482,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3492,6 +3545,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -7163,11 +7223,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "'%s' contién un campu '%s' definíu pol usuariu"
 
-#, fuzzy
-#~| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s nun toma dengún argumentu"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "nun puede abrise'l componente `control'"
 
diff --git a/po/bs.po b/po/bs.po
index b24c540ef..0f125e41b 100644
--- a/po/bs.po
+++ b/po/bs.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.13\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 10:02+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Safir Šećerović <sapphire@linux.org.ba>\n"
 "Language-Team: Bosnian <lokal@linux.org.ba>\n"
@@ -1142,6 +1142,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version number"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "broj verzije"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1190,6 +1196,11 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2645,17 +2656,38 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
-msgid ""
-"--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
+#, c-format
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
-msgid "--compare-versions bad relation"
+#, c-format
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
 #, c-format
-msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
@@ -2663,6 +2695,20 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: src/enquiry.c
+msgid ""
+"--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+msgid "--compare-versions bad relation"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -2983,6 +3029,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3008,6 +3055,13 @@ msgstr ""
 #: src/main.c
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
 "Use dpkg with -b, --build, -c, --contents, -e, --control, -I, --info,\n"
 "  -f, --field, -x, --extract, -X, --vextract, --ctrl-tarfile, --fsys-"
 "tarfile\n"
@@ -5884,9 +5938,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "%s: warning: %s\n"
 #~ msgstr "upozorenje"
 
-#~ msgid "version number"
-#~ msgstr "broj verzije"
-
 #, fuzzy
 #~ msgid "Debian revision"
 #~ msgstr "Debianov `%s' program za rukovanje paketima."
diff --git a/po/ca.po b/po/ca.po
index 26a0e35d5..3c877ddd8 100644
--- a/po/ca.po
+++ b/po/ca.po
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.18.1\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-08-04 10:33+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: Catalan <debian-l10n-catalan@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1189,6 +1189,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "no hi ha res darrere dels dos punts al número de versió"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "la cadena de versió està buida"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "el número de versió no comença amb un digit"
 
@@ -1231,6 +1237,12 @@ msgstr "manca la clau de tancament"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(no hi ha cap descripció disponible)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "la versió «%s» té una sintaxi incorrecta"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2856,6 +2868,53 @@ msgstr ""
 "no es pot satisfer la predependència per a %.250s (necessària per a %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s necessita un nom de paquet com a argument"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "el paquet «%s» no està instal·lat"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s necessita un nom de paquet com a argument"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "el nom de l'activador conté un caràcter invàlid"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s necessita un nom de paquet com a argument"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "l'arquitectura «%s» és il·legal: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s només accepta un argument"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "la versió «%s» té una sintaxi incorrecta"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr "--compare-versions pren tres arguments: <versió> <relació> <versió>"
@@ -2869,11 +2928,6 @@ msgstr "relació dolenta de --compare-versions"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr "S'ha emprat --%s amb l'operador de relació obsolet «%s»"
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "la versió «%s» té una sintaxi incorrecta"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -3226,6 +3280,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3309,6 +3364,13 @@ msgstr ""
 #: src/main.c
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
 "Use dpkg with -b, --build, -c, --contents, -e, --control, -I, --info,\n"
 "  -f, --field, -x, --extract, -X, --vextract, --ctrl-tarfile, --fsys-"
 "tarfile\n"
@@ -6728,9 +6790,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "«%s» conté un camp «%s» definit per l'usuari"
 
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s només accepta un argument"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "no s'ha pogut obrir el component «control»"
 
diff --git a/po/cs.po b/po/cs.po
index c3c940c76..e4509e1be 100644
--- a/po/cs.po
+++ b/po/cs.po
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:54+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Miroslav Kure <kurem@debian.cz>\n"
 "Language-Team: Czech <debian-l10n-czech@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1157,6 +1157,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "za dvojtečkou ve verzi nic nenásleduje"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "prázdná verze"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "číslo verze nezačíná číslicí"
 
@@ -1199,6 +1205,12 @@ msgstr "chybí uzavírací závorka"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(popis není k dispozici)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "verze „%s“ má špatnou syntaxi: %s"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2775,6 +2787,54 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr "nelze splnit před-závislosti pro %.250s (vyžadováno pro %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s vyžaduje jedno jméno balíku"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "balík „%s“ není nainstalován"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s vyžaduje jedno jméno balíku"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "název spouštěče obsahuje neplatný znak"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s vyžaduje jedno jméno balíku"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "architektura „%s“ není povolená: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s akceptuje jeden argument"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "verze „%s“ má špatnou syntaxi: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr "--compare-version vyžaduje tři parametry: <verze> <vztah> <verze>"
@@ -2788,12 +2848,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-versions špatná relace"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "verze „%s“ má špatnou syntaxi: %s"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -3133,6 +3187,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3201,6 +3256,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -6482,9 +6544,6 @@ msgstr "k automatickým aktualizacím se vrátíte příkazem „%s --auto %s“
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "„%s“ obsahuje uživatelem definovanou položku „%s“"
 
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s akceptuje jeden argument"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "nelze otevřít část „control“"
 
diff --git a/po/da.po b/po/da.po
index af9ddff60..b409823fb 100644
--- a/po/da.po
+++ b/po/da.po
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.22\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:48+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Joe Hansen <joedalton2@yahoo.dk>\n"
 "Language-Team: Danish <debian-l10n-danish@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1178,6 +1178,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "intet efter kolon i versionsnummer"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "versionsstreng er tom"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "versionsnummer starter ikke med ciffer"
 
@@ -1220,6 +1226,12 @@ msgstr "manglende slutkantparentes"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(ingen tilgængelig beskrivelse)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "versionen '%s' har en ugyldig syntaks: %s"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2804,6 +2816,54 @@ msgstr ""
 "%.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s tager et pakkenavn som parameter"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "pakken '%s' er ikke installeret"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s tager et pakkenavn som parameter"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "udløsernavn indeholder ugyldigt tegn"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s tager et pakkenavn som parameter"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "arkitektur '%s' er ulovlig: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s tager ingen parametre"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "versionen '%s' har en ugyldig syntaks: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2818,12 +2878,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-versions ugyldig relation"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "versionen '%s' har en ugyldig syntaks: %s"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -3158,6 +3212,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3231,6 +3286,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
diff --git a/po/de.po b/po/de.po
index 3ff562df2..e0535ba44 100644
--- a/po/de.po
+++ b/po/de.po
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.18.11~\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2016-10-31 18:26+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de>\n"
 "Language-Team: German <debian-l10n-german@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1141,6 +1141,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "nichts hinter Doppelpunkt in Versionsnummer"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "Versionszeichenkette ist leer"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "Versionsnummer beginnt nicht mit einer Ziffer"
 
@@ -1183,6 +1189,12 @@ msgstr "fehlende schließende geschweifte Klammer"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(keine Beschreibung vorhanden)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "Version »%s« hat falsche Syntax"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2812,6 +2824,53 @@ msgstr ""
 "%.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s benötigt ein Paketnamen-Argument"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "Paket »%s« ist nicht installiert"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s benötigt ein Paketnamen-Argument"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "Triggername enthält ungültiges Zeichen"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s benötigt ein Paketnamen-Argument"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "Architektur »%s« ist ungültig: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s benötigt ein Argument"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "Version »%s« hat falsche Syntax"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2826,11 +2885,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-versions fehlerhafte Beziehung"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr "--%s mit veraltetem Beziehungs-Operator »%s« verwendet"
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "Version »%s« hat falsche Syntax"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -3094,7 +3148,48 @@ msgid "Debian '%s' package management program version %s.\n"
 msgstr "Debian »%s« Paketmanagement-Programm Version %s.\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
-#, c-format
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid ""
+#| "Commands:\n"
+#| "  -i|--install       <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  --unpack           <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  -A|--record-avail  <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  --configure        <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  --triggers-only    <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -r|--remove        <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -P|--purge         <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -V|--verify <package> ...        Verify the integrity of package(s).\n"
+#| "  --get-selections [<pattern> ...] Get list of selections to stdout.\n"
+#| "  --set-selections                 Set package selections from stdin.\n"
+#| "  --clear-selections               Deselect every non-essential package.\n"
+#| "  --update-avail [<Packages-file>] Replace available packages info.\n"
+#| "  --merge-avail [<Packages-file>]  Merge with info from file.\n"
+#| "  --clear-avail                    Erase existing available info.\n"
+#| "  --forget-old-unavail             Forget uninstalled unavailable pkgs.\n"
+#| "  -s|--status <package> ...        Display package status details.\n"
+#| "  -p|--print-avail <package> ...   Display available version details.\n"
+#| "  -L|--listfiles <package> ...     List files 'owned' by package(s).\n"
+#| "  -l|--list [<pattern> ...]        List packages concisely.\n"
+#| "  -S|--search <pattern> ...        Find package(s) owning file(s).\n"
+#| "  -C|--audit [<package> ...]       Check for broken package(s).\n"
+#| "  --yet-to-unpack                  Print packages selected for "
+#| "installation.\n"
+#| "  --predep-package                 Print pre-dependencies to unpack.\n"
+#| "  --add-architecture <arch>        Add <arch> to the list of "
+#| "architectures.\n"
+#| "  --remove-architecture <arch>     Remove <arch> from the list of "
+#| "architectures.\n"
+#| "  --print-architecture             Print dpkg architecture.\n"
+#| "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
+#| "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
+#| "feature.\n"
+#| "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
+#| "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
+#| "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
+#| "\n"
 msgid ""
 "Commands:\n"
 "  -i|--install       <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive <directory> ...\n"
@@ -3128,6 +3223,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3207,6 +3303,13 @@ msgstr ""
 #: src/main.c
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
 "Use dpkg with -b, --build, -c, --contents, -e, --control, -I, --info,\n"
 "  -f, --field, -x, --extract, -X, --vextract, --ctrl-tarfile, --fsys-"
 "tarfile\n"
@@ -6567,9 +6670,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "»%s« enthält benutzerdefiniertes Feld »%s«"
 
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s benötigt ein Argument"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "Die »control«-Komponente konnte nicht geöffnet werden"
 
diff --git a/po/dpkg.pot b/po/dpkg.pot
index 7c746c9a7..97bf59a55 100644
--- a/po/dpkg.pot
+++ b/po/dpkg.pot
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.18.15\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.18.16\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -1101,6 +1101,10 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1143,6 +1147,11 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2572,17 +2581,38 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
-msgid ""
-"--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
+#, c-format
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
-msgid "--compare-versions bad relation"
+#, c-format
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
 #, c-format
-msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
@@ -2590,6 +2620,20 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: src/enquiry.c
+msgid ""
+"--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+msgid "--compare-versions bad relation"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -2865,6 +2909,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -2890,6 +2935,13 @@ msgstr ""
 #: src/main.c
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
 "Use dpkg with -b, --build, -c, --contents, -e, --control, -I, --info,\n"
 "  -f, --field, -x, --extract, -X, --vextract, --ctrl-tarfile, --fsys-"
 "tarfile\n"
diff --git a/po/dz.po b/po/dz.po
index 9e69410c6..8ec775673 100644
--- a/po/dz.po
+++ b/po/dz.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:48+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Tshewang Norbu <bumthap2006@hotmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Dzongkha <pgeyleg@dit.gov.bt>\n"
@@ -1216,6 +1216,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "ཐོན་རིམ་ཨང་ནང་གི་ཀོ་ལཱོན་གྱི་ཤུལ་ལས་ག་ནི་ཡང་མེདཔ།"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "ཐོན་རིམ་གྱི་ཡིག་རྒྱུན་འདི་སྟོངམ་ཨིན།"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1265,6 +1271,11 @@ msgstr "བརླག་སྟོར་ཞུགས་ཡོད་པའི་ག
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(འགྲེལ་བཤད་འཐོབ་ཚུགསཔ་མེད་)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "ཐོན་རིམ་ ཨེ་ ལུ་ཚིག་སྦྱོར་བྱང་ཉེས་འདུག་: %s\n"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2916,6 +2927,51 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr "%.250s གི་དོན་ལུ་སྔོན་-རྟེན་འབྲེལ་ངལ་རངས་མི་ཚུགས་(%.250s གི་དོན་ལས་དགོཔ་)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s ལུ་ཉུང་མཐའ་ཐུམ་སྒྲིལ་མིང་གི་སྒྲུབ་རྟགས་གཅིག་དགོ"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "Package `%s' is not installed.\n"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "ཐུམ་སྒྲིལ་ `%s' འདི་གཞི་བཙུགས་མ་འབད་བས།\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s ལུ་ཉུང་མཐའ་ཐུམ་སྒྲིལ་མིང་གི་སྒྲུབ་རྟགས་གཅིག་དགོ"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "`%s' ས་སྒོ་ ནུས་མེད་ཐུམ་སྒྲིལ་མིང་ `%.255s': %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s ལུ་ཉུང་མཐའ་ཐུམ་སྒྲིལ་མིང་གི་སྒྲུབ་རྟགས་གཅིག་དགོ"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s གི་སྒྲུབ་རྟགས་གཅིག་ཡང་མི་འབག"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "ཐོན་རིམ་ ཨེ་ ལུ་ཚིག་སྦྱོར་བྱང་ཉེས་འདུག་: %s\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2930,11 +2986,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-versions བྱང་ཉེས་མཐུན་འབྲེ�
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "ཐོན་རིམ་ ཨེ་ ལུ་ཚིག་སྦྱོར་བྱང་ཉེས་འདུག་: %s\n"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
@@ -3248,6 +3299,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3310,6 +3362,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -6789,11 +6848,6 @@ msgstr "རང་བཞིན་ཚུ་ལུ་སླར་ལོག་ནི
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "ཉེན་བརྡ་  `%s' གི་ནང་ན་ལག་ལེན་པ་-ངེས་འཛིན་འབད་ཡོད་པའི་ས་སྒོ་ `%s' ཡོད།\n"
 
-#, fuzzy
-#~| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s གི་སྒྲུབ་རྟགས་གཅིག་ཡང་མི་འབག"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "`control' ཆ་ཤས་འདི་ཁ་ཕྱེ་མ་ཚུགས།"
 
diff --git a/po/el.po b/po/el.po
index ab4c902fa..e468e1dd5 100644
--- a/po/el.po
+++ b/po/el.po
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:48+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: quad-nrg.net <yodesy@quad-nrg.net>\n"
 "Language-Team: Greek <debian-l10n-greek@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1235,6 +1235,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "δεν υπάρχει τίποτα μετά το κώλον (:) στον αριθμό έκδοσης"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "το αλφαριθμητικό της έκδοσης είναι κενό"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1284,6 +1290,11 @@ msgstr "λείπει altname"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(χωρίς διαθέσιμη περιγραφή)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "dpkg: η έκδοση '%s' έχει κακή σύνταξη: %s\n"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid "illegal package name in awaited trigger `%.255s': %s"
@@ -3024,6 +3035,52 @@ msgstr ""
 "%.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s χρειάζεται τουλάχιστον ένα όρισμα ονόματος πακέτου"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "Package `%s' is not installed.\n"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "Το πακέτο `%s' δεν είναι εγκατεστημένο.\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s χρειάζεται τουλάχιστον ένα όρισμα ονόματος πακέτου"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "το όνομα του trigger περιέχει μη έγκυρο χαρακτήρα"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s χρειάζεται τουλάχιστον ένα όρισμα ονόματος πακέτου"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "η --%s δεν παίρνει ορίσματα"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "dpkg: η έκδοση '%s' έχει κακή σύνταξη: %s\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr "--compare-versions παίρνει τρία ορίσματα: <έκδοση> <σχέση> <έκδοση>"
@@ -3037,11 +3094,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-versions κακή συσχέτιση"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "dpkg: η έκδοση '%s' έχει κακή σύνταξη: %s\n"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
@@ -3395,6 +3447,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3467,6 +3520,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -7136,11 +7196,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "προειδοποίηση, το `%s' περιέχει ορισμένο από το χρήστη πεδίο `%s'\n"
 
-#, fuzzy
-#~| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "η --%s δεν παίρνει ορίσματα"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "αδύνατο το άνοιγμα του τμήματος `control'"
 
diff --git a/po/eo.po b/po/eo.po
index e28051ff9..7668abb55 100644
--- a/po/eo.po
+++ b/po/eo.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:49+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Felipe Castro <fefcas@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Esperanto <debian-l10n-esperanto@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1157,6 +1157,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "nenio post dupunkto en versi-numero"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "versi-ĉeno estas malplena"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "versi-numero ne komenciĝas per cifero"
 
@@ -1199,6 +1205,12 @@ msgstr "mankas ferma kuniga krampo"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(neniu priskribo disponeblas)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "versio '%s' havas malĝustan sintakson: %s"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2779,6 +2791,54 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr "ni ne sukcesas solvi antaŭdependecojn por %.250s (postulata de %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s prenas unu argumenton de pak-nomo"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "la pako '%s' ne estas instalita"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s prenas unu argumenton de pak-nomo"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "ekigilo-nomo enhavas malvalidan signon"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s prenas unu argumenton de pak-nomo"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "arkitekturo '%s' malvalidas: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s postulas unu argumenton"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "versio '%s' havas malĝustan sintakson: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2793,12 +2853,6 @@ msgstr "malĝusta rilato por --compare-versions"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "versio '%s' havas malĝustan sintakson: %s"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -3135,6 +3189,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3210,6 +3265,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -6534,9 +6596,6 @@ msgstr "por retroiri al aŭtomataj ĝisdatigoj, uzu '%s --auto %s'"
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "'%s' enhavas kampon '%s' difinitan de uzanto"
 
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s postulas unu argumenton"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "ne eblis malfermi la elementon 'control'"
 
diff --git a/po/es.po b/po/es.po
index af2b396fa..85623d9d7 100644
--- a/po/es.po
+++ b/po/es.po
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.16.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:49+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Javier Fernandez-Sanguino <jfs@debian.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: Spanish <debian-l10n-spanish@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1274,6 +1274,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "no hay nada tras los dos puntos en el número de versión"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "la cadena de versión está vacía"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "el número de versión no empieza por un dígito"
 
@@ -1316,6 +1322,12 @@ msgstr "falta el caracter de cierre"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(no hay ninguna descripción disponible)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "la versión `%s' tiene una sintaxis errónea: %s"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2971,6 +2983,54 @@ msgstr ""
 "no se puede satisfacer la predependencia para %.250s (necesaria por %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s toma un nombre de paquete como parámetro"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "el paquete `%s' no está instalado."
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s toma un nombre de paquete como parámetro"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "el nombre del disparador contiene caracteres inválidos"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s toma un nombre de paquete como parámetro"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "la arquitectura '%s' es ilegal: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s toma un parámetro"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "la versión `%s' tiene una sintaxis errónea: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2985,12 +3045,6 @@ msgstr "relación --compare-versions errónea"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "la versión `%s' tiene una sintaxis errónea: %s"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -3346,6 +3400,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3426,6 +3481,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -6903,9 +6965,6 @@ msgstr "para volver a hacer actualizaciones automáticas utilice «%s --auto %s�
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "`%s' contiene un campo `%s' definido por el usuario"
 
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s toma un parámetro"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "no se puede abrir el componente `control'"
 
diff --git a/po/et.po b/po/et.po
index 82e31f026..9b0cb561c 100644
--- a/po/et.po
+++ b/po/et.po
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.14.5\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:49+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Ivar Smolin <okul@linux.ee>\n"
 "Language-Team: Estonian <et@li.org>\n"
@@ -1174,6 +1174,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "versiooninumber lõpeb kooloniga"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "versioonistring puudub"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1221,6 +1227,11 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(kirjeldus pole saadaval)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "dpkg: versioon '%s' on vigase süntaksiga: %s\n"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2776,6 +2787,51 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s vajab vähemalt ühte argumenti, mis oleks pakinimi"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "Package `%s' is not installed.\n"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "Pakk `%s' pole paigaldatud.\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s vajab vähemalt ühte argumenti, mis oleks pakinimi"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "väli `%s', vigane pakinimi `%.255s': %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s vajab vähemalt ühte argumenti, mis oleks pakinimi"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s ei vaja argumente"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "dpkg: versioon '%s' on vigase süntaksiga: %s\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr "--compare-versions vajab kolme argumenti: <versioon> <suhe> <versioon>"
@@ -2789,11 +2845,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-versions vigane suhe"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "dpkg: versioon '%s' on vigase süntaksiga: %s\n"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
@@ -3096,6 +3147,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3132,6 +3184,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -6344,11 +6403,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgstr "korduv kasutaja poolt kirjeldatud välja `%.*s' väärtus"
 
 #, fuzzy
-#~| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s ei vaja argumente"
-
-#, fuzzy
 #~ msgid "error closing the '%s' component"
 #~ msgstr "viga find'i toru sulgemisel"
 
diff --git a/po/eu.po b/po/eu.po
index 55938712c..9fa8c7dcc 100644
--- a/po/eu.po
+++ b/po/eu.po
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.22\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:49+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Iñaki Larrañaga Murgoitio <dooteo@zundan.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Basque <debian-l10n-basque@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1176,6 +1176,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "ez dago ezer bi puntuen ondoren bertsio zenbakian"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "bertsioaren katea hutsik dago"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "bertsio-zenbakia ez da digitu batekin hasten"
 
@@ -1220,6 +1226,12 @@ msgstr "itxierako giltza falta da"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(azalpena ez dago erabilgarri)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "%s bertsioak okerreko sintaxia du: %s"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2827,6 +2839,54 @@ msgstr ""
 "%.250s: ezin dira aurremendekotasunak bete (hau dela eta behar dira: %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s aukerak pakete-izena bat hartzen du argumentu gisa"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "'%s' paketea ez dago instalatuta"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s aukerak pakete-izena bat hartzen du argumentu gisa"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "abiarazlearen izenak karaktere baliogabea du"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s aukerak pakete-izena bat hartzen du argumentu gisa"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "'%s' arkitektura ilegala da: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s: ez du argumenturik hartzen"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "%s bertsioak okerreko sintaxia du: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2842,12 +2902,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-versions: okerreko erlazioa"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "%s bertsioak okerreko sintaxia du: %s"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -3195,6 +3249,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3272,6 +3327,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -6672,11 +6734,6 @@ msgstr "eguneraketa automatikoetara itzultzeko erabili '%s --auto %s'"
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "'%s'(e)k erabiltzaileak definitutako '%s' eremua dauka"
 
-#, fuzzy
-#~| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s: ez du argumenturik hartzen"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "ezin izan da 'control' osagaia ireki"
 
diff --git a/po/fr.po b/po/fr.po
index f5acea796..76bfdd644 100644
--- a/po/fr.po
+++ b/po/fr.po
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-09-08 10:18+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Sébastien Poher <sbphr@volted.net>\n"
 "Language-Team: French <debian-l10n-french@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1210,6 +1210,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "rien après les deux points (:) dans le numéro de la version"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "la chaîne de version est vide"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "le numéro de version ne commence pas par un chiffre"
 
@@ -1252,6 +1258,12 @@ msgstr "accolade fermante manquante"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(aucune description n'est disponible)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "mauvaise syntaxe de la version « %s »"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2908,6 +2920,53 @@ msgstr ""
 "ne peut satisfaire les pré-dépendances pour %.250s (réclamé par %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s utilise un nom de paquet comme paramètre"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "paquet « %s » n'est pas installé"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s utilise un nom de paquet comme paramètre"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "nom d'action différée contenant un caractère invalide"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s utilise un nom de paquet comme paramètre"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "l'architecture « %s » n'est pas valable : %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s prend un seul paramètre"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "mauvaise syntaxe de la version « %s »"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2922,11 +2981,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-versions : mauvaise relation"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr "--%s utilisé avec l'opérateur relationnnel obsolète « %s »"
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "mauvaise syntaxe de la version « %s »"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -3295,6 +3349,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3378,6 +3433,13 @@ msgstr ""
 #: src/main.c
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
 "Use dpkg with -b, --build, -c, --contents, -e, --control, -I, --info,\n"
 "  -f, --field, -x, --extract, -X, --vextract, --ctrl-tarfile, --fsys-"
 "tarfile\n"
@@ -6876,9 +6938,6 @@ msgstr "pour revenir aux mises à jour automatiques, utiliser « %s --auto %s 
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "« %s » contient le champ « %s » défini par l'utilisateur"
 
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s prend un seul paramètre"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "ne peut pas ouvrir le composant « control »"
 
diff --git a/po/gl.po b/po/gl.po
index e4f71a766..cde37903d 100644
--- a/po/gl.po
+++ b/po/gl.po
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:49+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: mvillarino <mvillarino@users.sourceforge.net>\n"
 "Language-Team: Galician <proxecto@trasno.net>\n"
@@ -1252,6 +1252,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "non hai hada despois dos dous puntos no número de versión"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "a cadea de versión está baleira"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1301,6 +1307,11 @@ msgstr "falla o nome alternativo"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(non hai unha descrición dispoñible)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "dpkg: a versión \"%s\" ten unha sintaxe incorrecta: %s\n"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid "illegal package name in awaited trigger `%.255s': %s"
@@ -3021,6 +3032,52 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr "non se poden satisfacer as predependencias de %.250s (debido a %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s precisa de alomenos un argumento de nome de paquete"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "Package `%s' is not installed.\n"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "O paquete \"%s\" non está instalado.\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s precisa de alomenos un argumento de nome de paquete"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "o nome do disparador contén un carácter non válido"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s precisa de alomenos un argumento de nome de paquete"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s non toma ningún argumento"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "dpkg: a versión \"%s\" ten unha sintaxe incorrecta: %s\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -3035,11 +3092,6 @@ msgstr "relación incorrecta para --compare-versions"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "dpkg: a versión \"%s\" ten unha sintaxe incorrecta: %s\n"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
@@ -3390,6 +3442,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3456,6 +3509,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -7096,11 +7156,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "aviso, \"%s\" contén o campo definido polo usuario \"%s\"\n"
 
-#, fuzzy
-#~| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s non toma ningún argumento"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "non se puido abrir o compoñente \"control\""
 
diff --git a/po/hu.po b/po/hu.po
index 3fe29476e..030530504 100644
--- a/po/hu.po
+++ b/po/hu.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-06-26 16:11+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: SZERVÁC Attila <sas@321.hu>\n"
 "Language-Team: Hungarian <debian-l10n-hungarian@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1207,6 +1207,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "nincs semmi a : után a verziószámban"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "a verzió helye üres"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1256,6 +1262,11 @@ msgstr "hiányzó altname"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(nincs leírás)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "az a verzió nyelvtana hibás: %s\n"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2883,6 +2894,51 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr "teljesítetlen elő-függőségek ehhez: %.250s (%.250s miatt kellenek)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "a --%s legalább 1 csomagnév argumentot vár"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "Package `%s' is not installed.\n"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "A(z) `%s' csomag nincs telepítve.\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "a --%s legalább 1 csomagnév argumentot vár"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "`%s' mező, érvénytelen `%.255s' csomagnév: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "a --%s legalább 1 csomagnév argumentot vár"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s nem vár argumentumot"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "az a verzió nyelvtana hibás: %s\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2897,11 +2953,6 @@ msgstr "rossz --compare-versions reláció"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "az a verzió nyelvtana hibás: %s\n"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
@@ -3212,6 +3263,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3274,6 +3326,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -6673,11 +6732,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "figyelem, `%s' felhasználói `%s' mezőt tartalmaz\n"
 
-#, fuzzy
-#~| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s nem vár argumentumot"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "a `control' összetevő nem nyitható meg"
 
diff --git a/po/id.po b/po/id.po
index 4f962fc99..df4abf55a 100644
--- a/po/id.po
+++ b/po/id.po
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.15\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-06-26 16:12+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Arief S Fitrianto <arief@gurame.fisika.ui.ac.id>\n"
 "Language-Team: Indonesian <debian-l10n-indonesian@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1242,6 +1242,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "tidak ada apa-apa setelah titik-dua pada nomor versi"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "string versi kosong"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1285,6 +1291,12 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(tidak ada keterangan yang tersedia)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "versi '%s' mengandung salah sintaks: %s"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid "illegal package name in awaited trigger `%.255s': %s"
@@ -2967,25 +2979,66 @@ msgstr ""
 "tidak dapat memenuhi pra-syarat awal untuk %.250s (dibutuhkan oleh %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
-msgid ""
-"--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
-msgstr "--compare-versions butuh tiga argumen: <versi> <hubungan> <versi>"
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s butuh sedikitnya satu argumen nama paket"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
-msgid "--compare-versions bad relation"
-msgstr "hubungan buruk --compare-version"
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "Package `%s' is not installed.\n"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "Paket '%s' tidak terpasang. \n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s butuh sedikitnya satu argumen nama paket"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "nama pemicu berisi aksara tidak sah"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s butuh sedikitnya satu argumen nama paket"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
 #, c-format
-msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s tidak butuh argumen"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
 msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
 msgstr "versi '%s' mengandung salah sintaks: %s"
 
+#: src/enquiry.c
+msgid ""
+"--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
+msgstr "--compare-versions butuh tiga argumen: <versi> <hubungan> <versi>"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+msgid "--compare-versions bad relation"
+msgstr "hubungan buruk --compare-version"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: src/errors.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
@@ -3342,6 +3395,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3408,6 +3462,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -7085,11 +7146,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "'%s' berisi ruas definisi pengguna '%s'"
 
-#, fuzzy
-#~| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s tidak butuh argumen"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "gagal membuka komponen 'control'"
 
diff --git a/po/it.po b/po/it.po
index f9abd5c56..1d84c18de 100644
--- a/po/it.po
+++ b/po/it.po
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.22\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:50+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Milo Casagrande <milo@milo.name>\n"
 "Language-Team: Italian <debian-l10n-italian@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1199,6 +1199,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "non è presente nulla dopo i due punti nel numero di versione"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "la stringa di versione è vuota"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "il numero di versione non inizia con una cifra"
 
@@ -1241,6 +1247,12 @@ msgstr "parentesi di chiusura mancante"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(nessuna descrizione disponibile)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "sintassi della versione \"%s\" errata: %s"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2893,6 +2905,54 @@ msgstr ""
 "impossibile soddisfare le pre-dipendenze per %.250s (richiesto da %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s accetta il nome di un pacchetto come argomento"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "il pacchetto \"%s\" non è installato"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s accetta il nome di un pacchetto come argomento"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "il nome del trigger contiene caratteri non validi"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s accetta il nome di un pacchetto come argomento"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "l'architettura \"%s\" non è consentita: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s non accetta alcun argomento"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "sintassi della versione \"%s\" errata: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2907,12 +2967,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-versions operatore errato"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "sintassi della versione \"%s\" errata: %s"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -3274,6 +3328,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3356,6 +3411,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
diff --git a/po/ja.po b/po/ja.po
index 56f92a1f0..5ec6a87c5 100644
--- a/po/ja.po
+++ b/po/ja.po
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.18.3\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2016-04-01 16:07+0900\n"
 "Last-Translator: Takuma Yamada <tyamada@takumayamada.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Japanese <debian-japanese@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1180,6 +1180,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "バージョン番号のコロンの後に何もありません"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "バージョン文字が空です"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "バージョン番号が数字から始まっていません"
 
@@ -1222,6 +1228,12 @@ msgstr "閉じブレースがありません"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(説明 (description) がありません)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "バージョン '%s' は不正な構文です"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2822,6 +2834,53 @@ msgstr ""
 "(%2$.250s が要求する) %1$.250s の先行依存 (pre-dependencies) を解決できません"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s は引数に 1 つのパッケージ名をとります"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "パッケージ '%s' はまだインストールされていません"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s は引数に 1 つのパッケージ名をとります"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "トリガ名に無効な文字が含まれています"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s は引数に 1 つのパッケージ名をとります"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "アーキテクチャ '%s' は不正です: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s は引数をとりません"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "バージョン '%s' は不正な構文です"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2837,11 +2896,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-versions の不正な比較"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr "--%s が時代遅れの比較演算子 '%s' で使われています"
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "バージョン '%s' は不正な構文です"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -3112,7 +3166,48 @@ msgid "Debian '%s' package management program version %s.\n"
 msgstr "Debian `%s' パッケージ管理プログラム バージョン %s。\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
-#, c-format
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid ""
+#| "Commands:\n"
+#| "  -i|--install       <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  --unpack           <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  -A|--record-avail  <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  --configure        <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  --triggers-only    <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -r|--remove        <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -P|--purge         <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -V|--verify <package> ...        Verify the integrity of package(s).\n"
+#| "  --get-selections [<pattern> ...] Get list of selections to stdout.\n"
+#| "  --set-selections                 Set package selections from stdin.\n"
+#| "  --clear-selections               Deselect every non-essential package.\n"
+#| "  --update-avail [<Packages-file>] Replace available packages info.\n"
+#| "  --merge-avail [<Packages-file>]  Merge with info from file.\n"
+#| "  --clear-avail                    Erase existing available info.\n"
+#| "  --forget-old-unavail             Forget uninstalled unavailable pkgs.\n"
+#| "  -s|--status <package> ...        Display package status details.\n"
+#| "  -p|--print-avail <package> ...   Display available version details.\n"
+#| "  -L|--listfiles <package> ...     List files 'owned' by package(s).\n"
+#| "  -l|--list [<pattern> ...]        List packages concisely.\n"
+#| "  -S|--search <pattern> ...        Find package(s) owning file(s).\n"
+#| "  -C|--audit [<package> ...]       Check for broken package(s).\n"
+#| "  --yet-to-unpack                  Print packages selected for "
+#| "installation.\n"
+#| "  --predep-package                 Print pre-dependencies to unpack.\n"
+#| "  --add-architecture <arch>        Add <arch> to the list of "
+#| "architectures.\n"
+#| "  --remove-architecture <arch>     Remove <arch> from the list of "
+#| "architectures.\n"
+#| "  --print-architecture             Print dpkg architecture.\n"
+#| "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
+#| "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
+#| "feature.\n"
+#| "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
+#| "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
+#| "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
+#| "\n"
 msgid ""
 "Commands:\n"
 "  -i|--install       <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive <directory> ...\n"
@@ -3146,6 +3241,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3218,6 +3314,13 @@ msgstr ""
 #: src/main.c
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
 "Use dpkg with -b, --build, -c, --contents, -e, --control, -I, --info,\n"
 "  -f, --field, -x, --extract, -X, --vextract, --ctrl-tarfile, --fsys-"
 "tarfile\n"
diff --git a/po/km.po b/po/km.po
index fdff97fcc..1df76006f 100644
--- a/po/km.po
+++ b/po/km.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:50+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Khoem Sokhem <khoemsokhem@khmeros.info>\n"
 "Language-Team: Khmer <support@khmeros.info>\n"
@@ -1204,6 +1204,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "គ្មានអ្វីបន្ទាប់ពីសញ្ញា (:) នៅក្នុងលេខកំណែ"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "ខ្សែអក្សរកំណែគឺទទេ"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1253,6 +1259,11 @@ msgstr "បាត់ altname"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(គ្មានសេចក្តីពិពណ៌នា)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "dpkg ៖ កំណែ '%s' មានវាក្យសម្ពន្ធមិនត្រឹមត្រូវ ៖ %s\n"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2876,6 +2887,51 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr "មិនអាចធ្វើឲ្យភាពអាស្រ័យពេញចិត្ត សម្រាប់ %.250s (ចង់បានអាស្រ័យដោយ %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s ត្រូវការយ៉ាងហោចណាស់អាគុយម៉ងឈ្មោះកញ្ចប់មួយ"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "Package `%s' is not installed.\n"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "កញ្ចប់ `%s' មិនត្រូវបានដំឡើង ។\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s ត្រូវការយ៉ាងហោចណាស់អាគុយម៉ងឈ្មោះកញ្ចប់មួយ"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "វាល `%s' ឈ្មោះកញ្ចប់មិនត្រឹមត្រូវ `%.255s' ៖ %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s ត្រូវការយ៉ាងហោចណាស់អាគុយម៉ងឈ្មោះកញ្ចប់មួយ"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s មិនត្រូវការអាគុយម៉ង់"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "dpkg ៖ កំណែ '%s' មានវាក្យសម្ពន្ធមិនត្រឹមត្រូវ ៖ %s\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr "--ការប្រៀបធៀបកំណែត្រូវការអាគុយម៉ង់បី ៖ <version> <relation> <version>"
@@ -2889,11 +2945,6 @@ msgstr "--ការប្រៀបធៀបកំណែមានទ�
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "dpkg ៖ កំណែ '%s' មានវាក្យសម្ពន្ធមិនត្រឹមត្រូវ ៖ %s\n"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
@@ -3202,6 +3253,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3263,6 +3315,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -6673,11 +6732,6 @@ msgstr "ដើម្បីត្រឡប់ទៅការធ្វ
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "ការព្រមាន `%s' មានវាលដែលបានកំណត់ដោយអ្នកប្រើ `%s'\n"
 
-#, fuzzy
-#~| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s មិនត្រូវការអាគុយម៉ង់"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "មិនអាចបើកសមាសភាគ `វត្ថុបញ្ជា'"
 
diff --git a/po/ko.po b/po/ko.po
index f98b839d0..abdbbebd1 100644
--- a/po/ko.po
+++ b/po/ko.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-06-26 16:12+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Changwoo Ryu <cwryu@debian.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: Korean <debian-l10n-korean@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1243,6 +1243,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "버전 번호에서 콜론 뒤에 아무 것도 없습니다"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "버전 문자열이 비어 있습니다"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1286,6 +1292,12 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(설명 없음)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "버전 '%s'의 형식이 잘못되었습니다: %s"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid "illegal package name in awaited trigger `%.255s': %s"
@@ -2963,25 +2975,66 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr "%.250s에 대한 미리 의존을 만족시킬 수 없습니다 (%.250s 때문에 필요)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
-msgid ""
-"--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
-msgstr "--compare-versions 옵션은 인수 세 개를 받습니다: <버전> <관계> <버전>"
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s 옵션은 적어도 하나의 패키지 이름 인수가 필요합니다"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
-msgid "--compare-versions bad relation"
-msgstr "--compare-versions 옵션에 관계가 잘못되었습니다"
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "Package `%s' is not installed.\n"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "`%s' 패키지는 설치하지 않았습니다.\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s 옵션은 적어도 하나의 패키지 이름 인수가 필요합니다"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "트리거 이름에 쓸 수 없는 문자가 들어 있습니다"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s 옵션은 적어도 하나의 패키지 이름 인수가 필요합니다"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
 #, c-format
-msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s 옵션은 인수를 받지 않습니다"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
 msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
 msgstr "버전 '%s'의 형식이 잘못되었습니다: %s"
 
+#: src/enquiry.c
+msgid ""
+"--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
+msgstr "--compare-versions 옵션은 인수 세 개를 받습니다: <버전> <관계> <버전>"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+msgid "--compare-versions bad relation"
+msgstr "--compare-versions 옵션에 관계가 잘못되었습니다"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: src/errors.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
@@ -3336,6 +3389,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3406,6 +3460,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -7101,11 +7162,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "'%s'에 사용자 정의 필드 `%s'이(가) 들어 있습니다"
 
-#, fuzzy
-#~| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s 옵션은 인수를 받지 않습니다"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "`control' 컴포넌트를 열 수 없습니다"
 
diff --git a/po/ku.po b/po/ku.po
index 0fb941033..b1ebe4dd1 100644
--- a/po/ku.po
+++ b/po/ku.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:50+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Erdal Ronahi <erdal.ronahi@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Kurdish <ku@li.org>\n"
@@ -1125,6 +1125,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version number"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "hejmare versiyonê"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1168,6 +1174,12 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(rave ne amade ye)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "  Version of %s on system is %s.\n"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "  Guhartoya %s di pergalê de %s e.\n"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2673,17 +2685,39 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
-msgid ""
-"--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
+#, c-format
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
-msgid "--compare-versions bad relation"
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "Package `%s' is not installed.\n"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "Pakêta `%s' ne sazkirî ye.\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "navê pakêtê yê nederbasdar (%.250s)"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 #, c-format
-msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
@@ -2691,6 +2725,20 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: src/enquiry.c
+msgid ""
+"--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+msgid "--compare-versions bad relation"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -2972,6 +3020,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -2997,6 +3046,13 @@ msgstr ""
 #: src/main.c
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
 "Use dpkg with -b, --build, -c, --contents, -e, --control, -I, --info,\n"
 "  -f, --field, -x, --extract, -X, --vextract, --ctrl-tarfile, --fsys-"
 "tarfile\n"
@@ -6043,9 +6099,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "dpkg: %s not found.\n"
 #~ msgstr "dpkg: %s nehat dîtin.\n"
 
-#~ msgid "version number"
-#~ msgstr "hejmare versiyonê"
-
 #, fuzzy
 #~ msgid "failed to create temporary directory"
 #~ msgstr "afirandina peldankê biserneket"
diff --git a/po/lt.po b/po/lt.po
index db1fc98c6..868f6ddeb 100644
--- a/po/lt.po
+++ b/po/lt.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:50+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Gintautas Miliauskas <gintas@akl.lt>\n"
 "Language-Team: Lithuanian <komp_lt@konferencijos.lt>\n"
@@ -1205,6 +1205,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "versijos numeryje po kablelio nieko nėra"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "tuščia versijos eilutė"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1252,6 +1258,11 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(aprašymas neprieinamas)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "dpkg: versija '%s' su bloga sintakse: %s\n"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2849,6 +2860,51 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr "negaliu patenkinti priklausomybių %.250s (norima dėl %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s reikalinga bent viena paketo vardo reikšmė"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "Package `%s' is not installed.\n"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "Paketas „%s“ neįdiegtas.\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s reikalinga bent viena paketo vardo reikšmė"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "laukelyje `%s', nekorektiškas paketo pavadinimas `%.255s': %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s reikalinga bent viena paketo vardo reikšmė"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s parametras nereikalauja nurodyti jokių reikšmių"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "dpkg: versija '%s' su bloga sintakse: %s\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2863,11 +2919,6 @@ msgstr "blogas sąryšis su --compare-versions"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "dpkg: versija '%s' su bloga sintakse: %s\n"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
@@ -3179,6 +3230,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3246,6 +3298,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -6518,11 +6577,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "įspėjimas: „%s“ turi naudotojo nustatytą lauką „%s“\n"
 
-#, fuzzy
-#~| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s parametras nereikalauja nurodyti jokių reikšmių"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "nepavyko atverti `control' komponento"
 
diff --git a/po/mr.po b/po/mr.po
index 4f74af44d..15b8340cc 100644
--- a/po/mr.po
+++ b/po/mr.po
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:51+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Priti Patil <prithisd@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Marathi <janabhaaratii@cdacmumbai.in>\n"
@@ -1196,6 +1196,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "आवृत्ती अंकात कोलन नंतर काही नाही"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "आवृत्ती श्रृंखला रिकामी आहे"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1245,6 +1251,11 @@ msgstr "पर्यायीनाव गायब"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(वर्णन उपलब्ध नाही)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "डिपिकेजी: वर्जन '%s' ची चुकीची सिन्टॅक्स/वाक्यरचना आहे: %s\n"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2879,6 +2890,51 @@ msgstr ""
 "( %.250s साठी पाहिजे आहे)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s कमित कमी एका पॅकेजच्या नावाच्या आर्ग्युमेन्टची/पर्यायीची आवशक्यता आहे"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "Package `%s' is not installed.\n"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "पॅकेज `%s' ची स्थापना केलेली नाही\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s कमित कमी एका पॅकेजच्या नावाच्या आर्ग्युमेन्टची/पर्यायीची आवशक्यता आहे"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "`%s' क्षेत्र, पॅकेजचे नाव अयोग्य `%.255s': %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s कमित कमी एका पॅकेजच्या नावाच्या आर्ग्युमेन्टची/पर्यायीची आवशक्यता आहे"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s पर्याय घेत नाही"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "डिपिकेजी: वर्जन '%s' ची चुकीची सिन्टॅक्स/वाक्यरचना आहे: %s\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr "--कंपेअर-वर्जन तीन पर्याय घेते: <वर्जन> <रिलेशन> <वर्जन>"
@@ -2892,11 +2948,6 @@ msgstr "--कंपेअर-वर्जन चुकिचे रिलेश�
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "डिपिकेजी: वर्जन '%s' ची चुकीची सिन्टॅक्स/वाक्यरचना आहे: %s\n"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
@@ -3207,6 +3258,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3267,6 +3319,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -6647,11 +6706,6 @@ msgstr "स्वयंचलित सुधारणांकडे परत
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "ताकिद, `%s'मध्ये युझर-डिफाइन्ड/वापरणा~यांनी स्पष्ट नेमुन दिलेले क्षेत्र `%s' आहे\n"
 
-#, fuzzy
-#~| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s पर्याय घेत नाही"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "`नियंत्रण' घटक उघडता आला नाही"
 
diff --git a/po/nb.po b/po/nb.po
index 5fdf0a6b2..29b93b25c 100644
--- a/po/nb.po
+++ b/po/nb.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:51+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Hans Fredrik Nordhaug <hans@nordhaug.priv.no>\n"
 "Language-Team: Norwegian Bokmål <i18n-nb@lister.ping.uio.no>\n"
@@ -1245,6 +1245,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "ingenting etter kolonet i versjonsnummeret"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "versjonsstrengen er tom"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1290,6 +1296,12 @@ msgstr "mangler alternativt navn"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(ingen beskrivelse tilgjengelig)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "versjon «%s» har ugyldig syntaks: %s"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid "illegal package name in awaited trigger `%.255s': %s"
@@ -2961,25 +2973,66 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr "kan ikke oppfylle førkrav for %.250s (ønsket på grunn av %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
-msgid ""
-"--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
-msgstr "--compare-versions tar tre parametre: <versjon> <relasjon> <versjon>"
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s trenger minst ett pakkenavn som parameter"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
-msgid "--compare-versions bad relation"
-msgstr "--compare-versions ugyldig relasjon"
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "Package `%s' is not installed.\n"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "Pakken «%s» er ikke installert.\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s trenger minst ett pakkenavn som parameter"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "utløsernavn inneholder ugyldig tegn"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s trenger minst ett pakkenavn som parameter"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
 #, c-format
-msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s tar ingen parametre"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
 msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
 msgstr "versjon «%s» har ugyldig syntaks: %s"
 
+#: src/enquiry.c
+msgid ""
+"--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
+msgstr "--compare-versions tar tre parametre: <versjon> <relasjon> <versjon>"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+msgid "--compare-versions bad relation"
+msgstr "--compare-versions ugyldig relasjon"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: src/errors.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
@@ -3339,6 +3392,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3408,6 +3462,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -7089,11 +7150,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "«%s» inneholder brukerdefinert felt «%s»"
 
-#, fuzzy
-#~| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s tar ingen parametre"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "klarte ikke åpne komponenten «control»"
 
diff --git a/po/ne.po b/po/ne.po
index ece278d9c..ddad812e1 100644
--- a/po/ne.po
+++ b/po/ne.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:51+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Nabin Gautam <nabin@mpp.org.np>\n"
 "Language-Team: Nepali <info@mpp.org.np>\n"
@@ -1208,6 +1208,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "संस्करण नम्बरमा विराम पछि केहि पनि छैन"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "संस्करण स्ट्रिङ् रित्तो छ"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1257,6 +1263,11 @@ msgstr "हराइरहेको अल्टनाम"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(कुनै वर्णन उपलब्ध छैन)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "dpkg: संस्करण '%s' सँग खराब वाक्य संरचना छ: %s\n"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2884,6 +2895,51 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr " %.250s ( %.250sकारणले चाहियो) का लागि पूर्व-निर्भरता सन्तुष्ट गर्न सकिदैन"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s लाई कम्तिमा पनि एउटा प्याकेज नाम तर्क आवश्यक पर्दछ"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "Package `%s' is not installed.\n"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "प्याकेज `%s' स्थापित छैन ।\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s लाई कम्तिमा पनि एउटा प्याकेज नाम तर्क आवश्यक पर्दछ"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "`%s' फाँट, अवैध प्याकेज नाम `%.255s': %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s लाई कम्तिमा पनि एउटा प्याकेज नाम तर्क आवश्यक पर्दछ"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s ले कुनै तर्कहरू लिदैन"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "dpkg: संस्करण '%s' सँग खराब वाक्य संरचना छ: %s\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr "--compare-संस्करणले तिनवटा तर्कहरू लिन्छ: <version> <relation> <version>"
@@ -2897,11 +2953,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-संस्करणहरू खराब सम्बन्
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "dpkg: संस्करण '%s' सँग खराब वाक्य संरचना छ: %s\n"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
@@ -3212,6 +3263,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3278,6 +3330,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "  --assert-working-epoch | --assert-long-filenames | --assert-multi-conrep.\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -6730,11 +6789,6 @@ msgstr "स्वचालित अद्यावधिक फर्काउ�
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "चेतावनी, `%s' ले प्रयोग-परिभाषित फाँट समावेश गर्दछ `%s'\n"
 
-#, fuzzy
-#~| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s ले कुनै तर्कहरू लिदैन"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "`control' अवयवहरू खोल्न सकेन"
 
diff --git a/po/nl.po b/po/nl.po
index f82db4b87..c17784c3a 100644
--- a/po/nl.po
+++ b/po/nl.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.18.15\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2016-11-28 16:03+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: Frans Spiesschaert <Frans.Spiesschaert@yucom.be>\n"
 "Language-Team: Debian Dutch l10n Team <debian-l10n-dutch@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1160,6 +1160,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "er komt niets na de dubbele punt in het versienummer"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "het versienummer is een lege tekenreeks"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "versienummer begint niet met een cijfer"
 
@@ -1202,6 +1208,12 @@ msgstr "afsluitende accolade ontbreekt"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(geen beschrijving beschikbaar)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "versie '%s' heeft verkeerde syntaxis"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2818,6 +2830,52 @@ msgstr ""
 "kan niet voldoen aan voor-vereisten voor %.250s (gewenst wegens %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s heeft een pakketnaam als argument nodig"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "pakket '%s' is niet geïnstalleerd"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s heeft een pakketnaam als argument nodig"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "triggernaam bevat een ongeldig teken"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s heeft een pakketnaam als argument nodig"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "architectuur '%s' is ongeldig: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s verwacht geen argumenten"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "versie '%s' heeft verkeerde syntaxis"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2832,11 +2890,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-versions foute relatie"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr "--%s werd gebruikt met verouderde relatieoperator '%s'"
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "versie '%s' heeft verkeerde syntaxis"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -2961,13 +3014,11 @@ msgstr "controlebestand '%s' voor pakket '%s' heeft geen afsluitend regeleinde"
 
 #: src/filesdb-hash.c
 #, c-format
-#| msgid "control file '%s' for package '%s' is missing final newline"
 msgid "control file '%s' for package '%s' is missing value"
 msgstr "controlebestand '%s' voor pakket '%s' heeft een ontbrekende waarde"
 
 #: src/filesdb-hash.c
 #, c-format
-#| msgid "control file '%s' for package '%s' is missing final newline"
 msgid "control file '%s' for package '%s' is missing value separator"
 msgstr ""
 "controlebestand '%s' voor pakket '%s' heeft een ontbrekend "
@@ -2980,31 +3031,26 @@ msgstr "controlebestand '%s' voor pakket '%s' bevat een lege bestandsnaam"
 
 #: src/filesdb-hash.c
 #, c-format
-#| msgid "cannot open '%s' control file for package '%s'"
 msgid "cannot open control file '%s' for package '%s'"
 msgstr "kan controlebestand '%s' voor pakket '%s' niet openen"
 
 #: src/filesdb-hash.c
 #, c-format
-#| msgid "cannot stat '%s' control file for package '%s'"
 msgid "cannot stat control file '%s' for package '%s'"
 msgstr "kan status niet opvragen van controlebestand '%s' voor pakket '%s'"
 
 #: src/filesdb-hash.c
 #, c-format
-#| msgid "'%s' file for package '%s' is not a regular file"
 msgid "control file '%s' for package '%s' is not a regular file"
 msgstr "controlebestand '%s' voor pakket '%s' is geen gewoon bestand"
 
 #: src/filesdb-hash.c
 #, c-format
-#| msgid "cannot read '%s' control file for package '%s'"
 msgid "cannot read control file '%s' for package '%s'"
 msgstr "kan controlebestand '%s' voor pakket '%s' niet lezen"
 
 #: src/filesdb-hash.c
 #, c-format
-#| msgid "cannot close '%s' control file for package '%s'"
 msgid "cannot close control file '%s' for package '%s'"
 msgstr "kan controlebestand '%s' voor pakket '%s' niet sluiten"
 
@@ -3113,7 +3159,48 @@ msgid "Debian '%s' package management program version %s.\n"
 msgstr "Programma voor Debian pakketbeheer '%s' versie %s.\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
-#, c-format
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid ""
+#| "Commands:\n"
+#| "  -i|--install       <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  --unpack           <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  -A|--record-avail  <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  --configure        <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  --triggers-only    <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -r|--remove        <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -P|--purge         <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -V|--verify <package> ...        Verify the integrity of package(s).\n"
+#| "  --get-selections [<pattern> ...] Get list of selections to stdout.\n"
+#| "  --set-selections                 Set package selections from stdin.\n"
+#| "  --clear-selections               Deselect every non-essential package.\n"
+#| "  --update-avail [<Packages-file>] Replace available packages info.\n"
+#| "  --merge-avail [<Packages-file>]  Merge with info from file.\n"
+#| "  --clear-avail                    Erase existing available info.\n"
+#| "  --forget-old-unavail             Forget uninstalled unavailable pkgs.\n"
+#| "  -s|--status <package> ...        Display package status details.\n"
+#| "  -p|--print-avail <package> ...   Display available version details.\n"
+#| "  -L|--listfiles <package> ...     List files 'owned' by package(s).\n"
+#| "  -l|--list [<pattern> ...]        List packages concisely.\n"
+#| "  -S|--search <pattern> ...        Find package(s) owning file(s).\n"
+#| "  -C|--audit [<package> ...]       Check for broken package(s).\n"
+#| "  --yet-to-unpack                  Print packages selected for "
+#| "installation.\n"
+#| "  --predep-package                 Print pre-dependencies to unpack.\n"
+#| "  --add-architecture <arch>        Add <arch> to the list of "
+#| "architectures.\n"
+#| "  --remove-architecture <arch>     Remove <arch> from the list of "
+#| "architectures.\n"
+#| "  --print-architecture             Print dpkg architecture.\n"
+#| "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
+#| "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
+#| "feature.\n"
+#| "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
+#| "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
+#| "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
+#| "\n"
 msgid ""
 "Commands:\n"
 "  -i|--install       <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive <directory> ...\n"
@@ -3147,6 +3234,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3217,6 +3305,13 @@ msgstr ""
 #: src/main.c
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
 "Use dpkg with -b, --build, -c, --contents, -e, --control, -I, --info,\n"
 "  -f, --field, -x, --extract, -X, --vextract, --ctrl-tarfile, --fsys-"
 "tarfile\n"
@@ -4210,7 +4305,6 @@ msgstr "ongeldige pakketnaam op regel %d: %.250s"
 
 #: src/select.c
 #, c-format
-#| msgid "package not in database at line %d: %.250s"
 msgid "package not in status nor available database at line %d: %.250s"
 msgstr ""
 "pakket op regel %d: %.250s komt niet voor in status-bestand noch in "
@@ -4226,9 +4320,6 @@ msgid "read error on standard input"
 msgstr "leesfout op standaardinvoer"
 
 #: src/select.c
-#| msgid ""
-#| "found unknown packages; this might mean the available database\n"
-#| "is outdated, and needs to be updated through a frontend method"
 msgid ""
 "found unknown packages; this might mean the available database\n"
 "is outdated, and needs to be updated through a frontend method;\n"
@@ -5308,34 +5399,6 @@ msgstr ""
 
 #: dpkg-deb/main.c
 #, c-format
-#| msgid ""
-#| "Options:\n"
-#| "  -v, --verbose                    Enable verbose output.\n"
-#| "  -D, --debug                      Enable debugging output.\n"
-#| "      --showformat=<format>        Use alternative format for --show.\n"
-#| "      --deb-format=<format>        Select archive format.\n"
-#| "                                     Allowed values: 0.939000, 2.0 "
-#| "(default).\n"
-#| "      --old                        Legacy alias for '--deb-"
-#| "format=0.939000'.\n"
-#| "      --new                        Legacy alias for '--deb-format=2.0'.\n"
-#| "      --nocheck                    Suppress control file check (build "
-#| "bad\n"
-#| "                                     packages).\n"
-#| "      --uniform-compression        Use the compression params on all "
-#| "members.\n"
-#| "  -z#                              Set the compression level when "
-#| "building.\n"
-#| "  -Z<type>                         Set the compression type used when "
-#| "building.\n"
-#| "                                     Allowed types: gzip, xz, bzip2, "
-#| "none.\n"
-#| "  -S<strategy>                     Set the compression strategy when "
-#| "building.\n"
-#| "                                     Allowed values: none; extreme (xz);\n"
-#| "                                     filtered, huffman, rle, fixed "
-#| "(gzip).\n"
-#| "\n"
 msgid ""
 "Options:\n"
 "  -v, --verbose                    Enable verbose output.\n"
@@ -5427,13 +5490,11 @@ msgstr "onbekend compressietype `%s'!"
 
 #: dpkg-deb/main.c
 #, c-format
-#| msgid "deprecated compression type '%s'; use xz instead"
 msgid "obsolete compression type '%s'; use xz instead"
 msgstr "verouderd compressietype '%s'; gebruik liever xz"
 
 #: dpkg-deb/main.c
 #, c-format
-#| msgid "deprecated compression type '%s'; use xz or gzip instead"
 msgid "obsolete compression type '%s'; use xz or gzip instead"
 msgstr "verouderd compressietype '%s'; gebruik liever xz of gzip"
 
@@ -6600,10 +6661,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "waarschuwing, `%s' bevat zelf gedefiniëerd veld `%s'\n"
 
-#, fuzzy
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s verwacht geen argumenten"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "kan onderdeel `control' niet openen"
 
diff --git a/po/nn.po b/po/nn.po
index d6e8acf22..2fe0f1b76 100644
--- a/po/nn.po
+++ b/po/nn.po
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:51+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Håvard Korsvoll <korsvoll@skulelinux.no>\n"
 "Language-Team: Norwegian Nynorsk <i18n-nn@lister.ping.uio.no>\n"
@@ -1206,6 +1206,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "ingenting etter kolonet i versjonsnummeret"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "versjonsstrengen er tom"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1254,6 +1260,11 @@ msgstr "manglar %s"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(inga skildring tilgjengeleg)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "versjon a har ugyldig syntaks: %s\n"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2859,6 +2870,51 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr "kan ikkje oppfylla førkrav for %.250s (ønskt grunna %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s treng minst eitt pakkenamn som parameter"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "Package `%s' is not installed.\n"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "Pakken «%s» er ikkje installert.\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s treng minst eitt pakkenamn som parameter"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "«%s»-felt, ugyldig pakkenamn «%.255s»: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s treng minst eitt pakkenamn som parameter"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s tek ingen parametrar"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "versjon a har ugyldig syntaks: %s\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr "--compare-versions tek tre argument: <versjon> <relasjon> <versjon>"
@@ -2872,11 +2928,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-versions ugyldig relasjon"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "versjon a har ugyldig syntaks: %s\n"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
@@ -3191,6 +3242,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3294,6 +3346,13 @@ msgstr ""
 #: src/main.c
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
 "Use dpkg with -b, --build, -c, --contents, -e, --control, -I, --info,\n"
 "  -f, --field, -x, --extract, -X, --vextract, --ctrl-tarfile, --fsys-"
 "tarfile\n"
@@ -6548,11 +6607,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "åtvaring, «%s» inneheld brukardefinert felt «%s»\n"
 
-#, fuzzy
-#~| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s tek ingen parametrar"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "klarte ikkje opna komponenten «control»"
 
diff --git a/po/pa.po b/po/pa.po
index 7fd25ac87..39a468f27 100644
--- a/po/pa.po
+++ b/po/pa.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:51+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: A S Alam <apbrar@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Punjabi <punjabi-users@lists.sf.net>\n"
@@ -1141,6 +1141,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version number"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "ਵਰਜਨ ਨੰਬਰ"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1186,6 +1192,12 @@ msgstr "ਨਵੀਂ-ਲਾਇਨ %s ਬਾਅਦ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਨਹੀਂ"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(ਕੋਈ ਵੇਰਵਾ ਉਪਲੱਬਧ ਨਹੀਂ)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "  Version of %s on system is %s.\n"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "  %s ਦਾ ਸਿਸਟਮ ਉੱਤੇ %s ਵਰਜਨ ਹੈ।\n"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2685,6 +2697,47 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s needs <name>"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "Package `%s' is not installed.\n"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "ਪੈਕੇਜ `%s' ਇੰਸਟਾਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ।\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s needs <name>"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "ਗਲਤ ਪੈਕੇਜ ਨਾਂ (%.250s)"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s needs <name>"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s needs <name>"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2698,11 +2751,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -2990,6 +3038,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3050,6 +3099,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -6264,10 +6320,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgstr "ਅਣਜਾਣ ਚੋਣ `%s'"
 
 #, fuzzy
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s needs <name>"
-
-#, fuzzy
 #~ msgid "error closing the '%s' component"
 #~ msgstr "%.250s ਬੰਦ ਕਰਨ 'ਚ ਗਲਤੀ"
 
@@ -6572,9 +6624,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "dpkg: %s not found.\n"
 #~ msgstr "dpkg: %s ਨਹੀਂ ਲੱਭਿਆ ਹੈ।\n"
 
-#~ msgid "version number"
-#~ msgstr "ਵਰਜਨ ਨੰਬਰ"
-
 #~ msgid "header info member"
 #~ msgstr "ਹੈਂਡਰ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਮੈਂਬਰ"
 
diff --git a/po/pl.po b/po/pl.po
index dcf245753..cd5183246 100644
--- a/po/pl.po
+++ b/po/pl.po
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.16.1\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 10:00+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Łukasz Dulny <BartekChom@poczta.onet.pl>\n"
 "Language-Team: Polish <debian-l10n-polish@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1182,6 +1182,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "brak znaków po dwukropku w numerze wersji"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "ciąg znaków dla numeru wersji jest pusty"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "numer wersji nie zaczyna się cyfrą"
 
@@ -1225,6 +1231,12 @@ msgstr "brakująca kwadratowy nawias zamykający"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(brak dostępnego opisu)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "wersja \"%s\" ma złą składnię: %s"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2838,6 +2850,54 @@ msgstr ""
 "\"dla %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s wymaga podania jednej nazwy pakietu jako argument"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "pakiet \"%s\" nie jest zainstalowany"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s wymaga podania jednej nazwy pakietu jako argument"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "nazwa wyzwalacza zawiera niepoprawny znak"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s wymaga podania jednej nazwy pakietu jako argument"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "architektura \"%s\" jest nieprawidłowa: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s wymaga jednego argumentu"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "wersja \"%s\" ma złą składnię: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2853,12 +2913,6 @@ msgstr "błędna relacja dla --compare-versions"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "wersja \"%s\" ma złą składnię: %s"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -3204,6 +3258,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3275,6 +3330,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -6667,9 +6729,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "\"%s\" zawiera pole zdefiniowane przez użytkownika \"%s\""
 
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s wymaga jednego argumentu"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "nie można otworzyć pliku kontrolnego \"control\""
 
diff --git a/po/pt.po b/po/pt.po
index b95ca3831..3a73d6ebe 100644
--- a/po/pt.po
+++ b/po/pt.po
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.14\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-12-29 17:30+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Miguel Figueiredo <elmig@debianpt.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: Portuguese <traduz@debianpt.org>\n"
@@ -1163,6 +1163,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "nada após dois pontos no número de versão"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "string de versão está vazia"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "número de versão não começa com um dígito"
 
@@ -1205,6 +1211,12 @@ msgstr "falta colchete de fecho"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(sem descrição disponível)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "versão '%s' tem sintaxe errada"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2806,6 +2818,53 @@ msgstr ""
 "não pode satisfazer pre-dependências para %.250s (desejada devido a %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s leva um argumento de nome de pacote"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "o pacote '%s' não está instalado"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s leva um argumento de nome de pacote"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "o nome do 'trigger' contém um carácter inválido"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s leva um argumento de nome de pacote"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "arquitectura '%s' é ilegal: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s leva um argumento"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "versão '%s' tem sintaxe errada"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr "--compare-versions toma três argumentos: <versão> <relação> <versão>"
@@ -2819,11 +2878,6 @@ msgstr "má relação de --compare-versions"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr "--%s utilizado com operador de relação '%s' obsoleto"
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "versão '%s' tem sintaxe errada"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -3100,7 +3154,48 @@ msgid "Debian '%s' package management program version %s.\n"
 msgstr "Debian `%s' programa de gestão de pacotes versão %s.\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
-#, c-format
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid ""
+#| "Commands:\n"
+#| "  -i|--install       <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  --unpack           <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  -A|--record-avail  <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  --configure        <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  --triggers-only    <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -r|--remove        <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -P|--purge         <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -V|--verify <package> ...        Verify the integrity of package(s).\n"
+#| "  --get-selections [<pattern> ...] Get list of selections to stdout.\n"
+#| "  --set-selections                 Set package selections from stdin.\n"
+#| "  --clear-selections               Deselect every non-essential package.\n"
+#| "  --update-avail [<Packages-file>] Replace available packages info.\n"
+#| "  --merge-avail [<Packages-file>]  Merge with info from file.\n"
+#| "  --clear-avail                    Erase existing available info.\n"
+#| "  --forget-old-unavail             Forget uninstalled unavailable pkgs.\n"
+#| "  -s|--status <package> ...        Display package status details.\n"
+#| "  -p|--print-avail <package> ...   Display available version details.\n"
+#| "  -L|--listfiles <package> ...     List files 'owned' by package(s).\n"
+#| "  -l|--list [<pattern> ...]        List packages concisely.\n"
+#| "  -S|--search <pattern> ...        Find package(s) owning file(s).\n"
+#| "  -C|--audit [<package> ...]       Check for broken package(s).\n"
+#| "  --yet-to-unpack                  Print packages selected for "
+#| "installation.\n"
+#| "  --predep-package                 Print pre-dependencies to unpack.\n"
+#| "  --add-architecture <arch>        Add <arch> to the list of "
+#| "architectures.\n"
+#| "  --remove-architecture <arch>     Remove <arch> from the list of "
+#| "architectures.\n"
+#| "  --print-architecture             Print dpkg architecture.\n"
+#| "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
+#| "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
+#| "feature.\n"
+#| "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
+#| "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
+#| "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
+#| "\n"
 msgid ""
 "Commands:\n"
 "  -i|--install       <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive <directory> ...\n"
@@ -3134,6 +3229,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3208,6 +3304,13 @@ msgstr ""
 #: src/main.c
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
 "Use dpkg with -b, --build, -c, --contents, -e, --control, -I, --info,\n"
 "  -f, --field, -x, --extract, -X, --vextract, --ctrl-tarfile, --fsys-"
 "tarfile\n"
@@ -6575,9 +6678,6 @@ msgstr "para voltar às actualizações automáticas utilize '%s --auto %s'"
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "'%s' contém o campo '%s' definido pelo utilizador"
 
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s leva um argumento"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "não pode abrir o componente `control'"
 
diff --git a/po/pt_BR.po b/po/pt_BR.po
index 01213e517..0a4169927 100644
--- a/po/pt_BR.po
+++ b/po/pt_BR.po
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.13\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:52+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Felipe Augusto van de Wiel (faw) <faw@debian.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: Brazilian Portuguese <debian-l10n-portuguese@lists.debian."
@@ -1256,6 +1256,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "nada após vírgula em número de versão"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "string de versão está vazia"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1305,6 +1311,11 @@ msgstr "\"altname\" faltando"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(nenhuma descrição disponível)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "versão tem má sintaxe: %s\n"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid "illegal package name in awaited trigger `%.255s': %s"
@@ -3010,6 +3021,52 @@ msgstr ""
 "devido a %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s precisa de pelo menos um nome de pacote como argumento"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "Package `%s' is not installed.\n"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "Pacote '%s' não está instalado.\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s precisa de pelo menos um nome de pacote como argumento"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "nome de gatilho contém caracteres inválidos"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s precisa de pelo menos um nome de pacote como argumento"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s não aceita argumentos"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "versão tem má sintaxe: %s\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -3024,11 +3081,6 @@ msgstr "má relação em --compare-versions"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "versão tem má sintaxe: %s\n"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
@@ -3380,6 +3432,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3450,6 +3503,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -7061,11 +7121,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "aviso, '%s' contém campo '%s' definido pelo usuário\n"
 
-#, fuzzy
-#~| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s não aceita argumentos"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "não foi possível abrir o componente 'control'"
 
diff --git a/po/ro.po b/po/ro.po
index 56537e719..3e2a6d964 100644
--- a/po/ro.po
+++ b/po/ro.po
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:52+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: ioan-eugen STAN <stan.ieugen@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Romanian <debian-l10n-romanian@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1291,6 +1291,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "nimic după două puncte în numărul versiunii"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "șirul versiune este gol"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1334,6 +1340,12 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(nici o descriere disponibilă)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "versiunea %s are sintaxa greșită: %s"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid "illegal package name in awaited trigger `%.255s': %s"
@@ -3040,25 +3052,66 @@ msgstr ""
 "%.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
-msgid ""
-"--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
-msgstr "--compare-versions ia trei argumente: <versiune> <relație> <versiune>"
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s necesită cel puțin un nume de pachet ca argument"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
-msgid "--compare-versions bad relation"
-msgstr "--compare-versions relație nevalidă"
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "Package `%s' is not installed.\n"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "Pachetul „%s” nu este instalat.\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s necesită cel puțin un nume de pachet ca argument"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "numele de declanșator conține un caracter nevalid"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s necesită cel puțin un nume de pachet ca argument"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
 #, c-format
-msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s nu ia argumente"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
 msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
 msgstr "versiunea %s are sintaxa greșită: %s"
 
+#: src/enquiry.c
+msgid ""
+"--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
+msgstr "--compare-versions ia trei argumente: <versiune> <relație> <versiune>"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+msgid "--compare-versions bad relation"
+msgstr "--compare-versions relație nevalidă"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: src/errors.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
@@ -3441,6 +3494,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3515,6 +3569,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -7270,11 +7331,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "„%s” conține câmpul definit de utilizator „%s”"
 
-#, fuzzy
-#~| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s nu ia argumente"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "nu s-a putut deschide componenta „control”"
 
diff --git a/po/ru.po b/po/ru.po
index e68272906..a642688f5 100644
--- a/po/ru.po
+++ b/po/ru.po
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.22\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:52+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Yuri Kozlov <yuray@komyakino.ru>\n"
 "Language-Team: Russian <debian-l10n-russian@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1179,6 +1179,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "после двоеточия в номере версии ничего не следует"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "строка версии пуста"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "номер версии не начинается с цифры"
 
@@ -1222,6 +1228,12 @@ msgstr "нет закрывающей скобки"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(описание недоступно)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "версия «%s» имеет неправильный синтаксис: %s"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2829,6 +2841,54 @@ msgstr ""
 "установки %.250s"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "для --%s требуется одно имя пакета"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "пакет «%s» не установлен"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "для --%s требуется одно имя пакета"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "имя триггера содержит недопустимый символ"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "для --%s требуется одно имя пакета"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "архитектура «%s» некорректна: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s принимает один аргумент"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "версия «%s» имеет неправильный синтаксис: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2844,12 +2904,6 @@ msgstr "в качестве аргумента --compare-versions указано
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "версия «%s» имеет неправильный синтаксис: %s"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -3193,6 +3247,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3274,6 +3329,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -6680,9 +6742,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "«%s» содержит определённое пользователем поле «%s»"
 
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s принимает один аргумент"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "не удалось открыть компонент «control»"
 
diff --git a/po/sk.po b/po/sk.po
index 8377db9a5..2b48169b2 100644
--- a/po/sk.po
+++ b/po/sk.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.0\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 10:01+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Ivan Masár <helix84@centrum.sk>\n"
 "Language-Team: Slovak <debian-l10n-slovak@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1187,6 +1187,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "za dvojbodkou v čísle verzie nič nenasleduje"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "prázdny reťazec verzie"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "číslo verzie nezačína číslicou"
 
@@ -1230,6 +1236,12 @@ msgstr "chýba pravá zložená zátvorka"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(popis nie je k dispozícii)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "verzia „%s“ má chybnú syntax: %s"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2863,6 +2875,54 @@ msgstr ""
 "nie je možné vyriešiť pred-závislosti pre %.250s (vyžadované pre %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s vyžaduje ako parameter jeden názov balíka"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "balík „%s“ nie je nainštalovaný"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s vyžaduje ako parameter jeden názov balíka"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "názov spúšťača obsahuje neplatný znak"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s vyžaduje ako parameter jeden názov balíka"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "architektúra „%s“ je neplatná: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s vyžaduje jeden parameter"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "verzia „%s“ má chybnú syntax: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr "--compare-versions vyžaduje tri argumenty: <verzia> <vzťah> <verzia>"
@@ -2876,12 +2936,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-versions zlá relácia"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "verzia „%s“ má chybnú syntax: %s"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -3235,6 +3289,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3305,6 +3360,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -6756,9 +6818,6 @@ msgstr "použitím „%s --auto %s“ sa vrátite späť na automatické aktuali
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "„%s“ obsahuje používateľom definované pole „%s“"
 
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s vyžaduje jeden parameter"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "nebolo možné otvoriť komponent „control“"
 
diff --git a/po/sv.po b/po/sv.po
index 96c2d437f..a83ec3035 100644
--- a/po/sv.po
+++ b/po/sv.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.23\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:52+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Peter Krefting <peter@softwolves.pp.se>\n"
 "Language-Team: Svenska <debian-l10n-swedish@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1159,6 +1159,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "ingenting efter kolon i versionsnumret"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "versionssträng ej tom"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "versionsnumret börjar inte med en siffra"
 
@@ -1201,6 +1207,12 @@ msgstr "avslutande klammerparentes saknas"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(beskrivning saknas)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "versionen \"%s\" har felaktig syntax: %s"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2789,6 +2801,54 @@ msgstr ""
 "%.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s tar ett paketnamn som argument"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "paketet \"%s\" är ej installerat"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s tar ett paketnamn som argument"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "utlösarnamnet innehåller ogiltigt tecken"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s tar ett paketnamn som argument"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "arkitekturen \"%s\" är ogiltig: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s tar ett argument"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "versionen \"%s\" har felaktig syntax: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr "--compare-versions tar tre argument: <version> <relation> <version>"
@@ -2802,12 +2862,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-versions: ogiltig relation"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "versionen \"%s\" har felaktig syntax: %s"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -3141,6 +3195,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3204,6 +3259,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -6514,9 +6576,6 @@ msgstr "för att återgå till automatiska uppdateringar, använd \"%s --auto %s
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "\"%s\" innehåller användardefinierat fält \"%s\""
 
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s tar ett argument"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "kunde inte öppna kontrollkomponenten"
 
diff --git a/po/th.po b/po/th.po
index e6445aeb8..aa9aa9b7e 100644
--- a/po/th.po
+++ b/po/th.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.23\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-06-26 16:13+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Theppitak Karoonboonyanan <thep@debian.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: Thai <thai-l10n@googlegroups.com>\n"
@@ -1145,6 +1145,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "ไม่มีอะไรต่อท้ายทวิภาคในเลขรุ่น"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "ข้อความเลขรุ่นว่างเปล่า"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "เลขรุ่นไม่ได้ขึ้นต้นด้วยตัวเลข"
 
@@ -1187,6 +1193,12 @@ msgstr "ขาดปีกกาปิด"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(ไม่มีคำบรรยาย)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "รุ่น '%s' ผิดรูปแบบ: %s"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2737,6 +2749,54 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr "ไม่สามารถติดตั้งสิ่งที่ต้องใช้ขณะติดตั้ง %.250s (ต้องการเพราะ %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s ต้องการอาร์กิวเมนต์หนึ่งตัว เป็นชื่อแพกเกจ"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "แพกเกจ '%s' ไม่ได้ติดตั้งไว้"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s ต้องการอาร์กิวเมนต์หนึ่งตัว เป็นชื่อแพกเกจ"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "ชื่อการสะกิดมีอักขระที่ห้ามใช้"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s ต้องการอาร์กิวเมนต์หนึ่งตัว เป็นชื่อแพกเกจ"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "สถาปัตยกรรม '%s' ไม่สามารถใช้ได้: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s ต้องมีอาร์กิวเมนต์หนึ่งตัว"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "รุ่น '%s' ผิดรูปแบบ: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr "--compare-versions รับอาร์กิวเมนต์สามตัว: <รุ่น> <การเปรียบเทียบ> <รุ่น>"
@@ -2750,12 +2810,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-versions พบเครื่องหมายเปรี�
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "รุ่น '%s' ผิดรูปแบบ: %s"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -3081,6 +3135,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3148,6 +3203,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -6394,9 +6456,6 @@ msgstr "หากต้องการกลับสู่การปรับ
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "'%s' มีเขตข้อมูล '%s' ที่ผู้ใช้กำหนดเอง"
 
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s ต้องมีอาร์กิวเมนต์หนึ่งตัว"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "ไม่สามารถเปิดองค์ประกอบ `control'"
 
diff --git a/po/tl.po b/po/tl.po
index 8c736479c..1253f34c9 100644
--- a/po/tl.po
+++ b/po/tl.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.13\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 09:53+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Eric Pareja <xenos@upm.edu.ph>\n"
 "Language-Team: Tagalog <debian-tl@banwa.upm.edu.ph>\n"
@@ -1213,6 +1213,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "walang sumunod sa kolon sa bilang ng bersyon"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "walang laman ang string na bersyon"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1261,6 +1267,11 @@ msgstr "kulang na %s"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(walang paglalarawan)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "bersyon ay may maling syntax: %s\n"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2882,6 +2893,57 @@ msgstr ""
 "hindi maayos ang pre-dependensiya para sa %.250s (kailangan dahil sa %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr ""
+"--%s ay nangangailangan ng hindi kukulang sa isa na argumentong pangalan ng "
+"pakete"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "Package `%s' is not installed.\n"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "Di nakaluklok ang paketeng `%s'.\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr ""
+"--%s ay nangangailangan ng hindi kukulang sa isa na argumentong pangalan ng "
+"pakete"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "saklaw na `%s', imbalido na pangalan ng pakete `%.255s': %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s needs at least one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr ""
+"--%s ay nangangailangan ng hindi kukulang sa isa na argumentong pangalan ng "
+"pakete"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s ay hindi tumatanggap ng mga argumento"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "bersyon ay may maling syntax: %s\n"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2897,11 +2959,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-versions maling ugnayan"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "bersyon ay may maling syntax: %s\n"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
@@ -3241,6 +3298,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3364,6 +3422,13 @@ msgstr ""
 #: src/main.c
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
 "Use dpkg with -b, --build, -c, --contents, -e, --control, -I, --info,\n"
 "  -f, --field, -x, --extract, -X, --vextract, --ctrl-tarfile, --fsys-"
 "tarfile\n"
@@ -6690,11 +6755,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "babala, `%s' ay naglalaman ng user-defined na saklaw `%s'\n"
 
-#, fuzzy
-#~| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s ay hindi tumatanggap ng mga argumento"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "hindi mabuksan ang bahaging `control'"
 
diff --git a/po/tr.po b/po/tr.po
index 3bbbcc5a6..c1334a8c0 100644
--- a/po/tr.po
+++ b/po/tr.po
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.17.10\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2016-07-22 03:00+0300\n"
 "Last-Translator: Mert Dirik <mertdirik@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Turkish <debian-l10n-turkish@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1151,6 +1151,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "sürüm numarasında iki noktadan sonra karakter yok"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "sürüm dizgisi boş"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "sürüm numarası rakam ile başlamıyor"
 
@@ -1193,6 +1199,12 @@ msgstr "kapatma parantezi eksik"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(açıklama mevcut değil)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "'%s' sürümünü hatalı söz dizimine sahip"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2794,6 +2806,53 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr "%.250s için önbağımlılıklar sağlanamıyor (%.250s için isteniyordu)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s seçeneği bir adet paket adı argümanı alır"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "'%s' paketi kurulu değil"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s seçeneği bir adet paket adı argümanı alır"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "tetikleyici adı geçersiz karakter içeriyor"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s seçeneği bir adet paket adı argümanı alır"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "'%s' mimarisi geçerli değil: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s seçeneği argüman almaz"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "'%s' sürümünü hatalı söz dizimine sahip"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr "--compare-versions seçeneği 3 argüman alır: <sürüm> <ilişki> <sürüm>"
@@ -2807,11 +2866,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-versions kötü ilişki"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr "--%s seçeneği kullanımdan kalkmış olan '%s' işleci ile kullanıldı"
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "'%s' sürümünü hatalı söz dizimine sahip"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -3088,7 +3142,48 @@ msgid "Debian '%s' package management program version %s.\n"
 msgstr "Debian '%s' paket yönetim programı sürüm %s.\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
-#, c-format
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid ""
+#| "Commands:\n"
+#| "  -i|--install       <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  --unpack           <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  -A|--record-avail  <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  --configure        <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  --triggers-only    <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -r|--remove        <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -P|--purge         <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -V|--verify <package> ...        Verify the integrity of package(s).\n"
+#| "  --get-selections [<pattern> ...] Get list of selections to stdout.\n"
+#| "  --set-selections                 Set package selections from stdin.\n"
+#| "  --clear-selections               Deselect every non-essential package.\n"
+#| "  --update-avail [<Packages-file>] Replace available packages info.\n"
+#| "  --merge-avail [<Packages-file>]  Merge with info from file.\n"
+#| "  --clear-avail                    Erase existing available info.\n"
+#| "  --forget-old-unavail             Forget uninstalled unavailable pkgs.\n"
+#| "  -s|--status <package> ...        Display package status details.\n"
+#| "  -p|--print-avail <package> ...   Display available version details.\n"
+#| "  -L|--listfiles <package> ...     List files 'owned' by package(s).\n"
+#| "  -l|--list [<pattern> ...]        List packages concisely.\n"
+#| "  -S|--search <pattern> ...        Find package(s) owning file(s).\n"
+#| "  -C|--audit [<package> ...]       Check for broken package(s).\n"
+#| "  --yet-to-unpack                  Print packages selected for "
+#| "installation.\n"
+#| "  --predep-package                 Print pre-dependencies to unpack.\n"
+#| "  --add-architecture <arch>        Add <arch> to the list of "
+#| "architectures.\n"
+#| "  --remove-architecture <arch>     Remove <arch> from the list of "
+#| "architectures.\n"
+#| "  --print-architecture             Print dpkg architecture.\n"
+#| "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
+#| "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
+#| "feature.\n"
+#| "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
+#| "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
+#| "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
+#| "\n"
 msgid ""
 "Commands:\n"
 "  -i|--install       <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive <directory> ...\n"
@@ -3122,6 +3217,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3194,6 +3290,13 @@ msgstr ""
 #: src/main.c
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
 "Use dpkg with -b, --build, -c, --contents, -e, --control, -I, --info,\n"
 "  -f, --field, -x, --extract, -X, --vextract, --ctrl-tarfile, --fsys-"
 "tarfile\n"
diff --git a/po/vi.po b/po/vi.po
index 57610d975..9eb55f413 100644
--- a/po/vi.po
+++ b/po/vi.po
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.18.2\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2016-01-14 08:22+0700\n"
 "Last-Translator: Trần Ngọc Quân <vnwildman@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Vietnamese <debian-l10n-vietnamese@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1162,6 +1162,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "không có gì nằm sau dấu hai chấm trong số thứ tự phiên bản"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "chuỗi phiên bản là rỗng"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "số của phiên bản không bắt đầu bằng con số"
 
@@ -1204,6 +1210,12 @@ msgstr "thiếu dấu ngoặc ôm"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(không có mô tả)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "phiên bản “%s” có cú pháp sai"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2800,6 +2812,53 @@ msgstr ""
 "không thể thỏa mãn các quan hệ phụ thuộc sẵn cho %.250s (cần do %.250s)"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "“--%s” nhận một đối số là tên gói"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "chưa cài đặt gói “%s”"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "“--%s” nhận một đối số là tên gói"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "tên bẫy chứa ký tự không hợp lệ"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "“--%s” nhận một đối số là tên gói"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "kiến trúc “%s” là không hợp lệ: %s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s nhận một đối số"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "phiên bản “%s” có cú pháp sai"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2815,11 +2874,6 @@ msgstr "“--compare-versions” (so sánh phiên bản) có quan hệ sai"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr "--%s được dùng với toán tử đã lạc hậu “%s”"
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "phiên bản “%s” có cú pháp sai"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -3091,7 +3145,48 @@ msgid "Debian '%s' package management program version %s.\n"
 msgstr "Chương trình quản lý gói Debian “%s”, phiên bản %s.\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
-#, c-format
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid ""
+#| "Commands:\n"
+#| "  -i|--install       <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  --unpack           <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  -A|--record-avail  <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  --configure        <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  --triggers-only    <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -r|--remove        <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -P|--purge         <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -V|--verify <package> ...        Verify the integrity of package(s).\n"
+#| "  --get-selections [<pattern> ...] Get list of selections to stdout.\n"
+#| "  --set-selections                 Set package selections from stdin.\n"
+#| "  --clear-selections               Deselect every non-essential package.\n"
+#| "  --update-avail [<Packages-file>] Replace available packages info.\n"
+#| "  --merge-avail [<Packages-file>]  Merge with info from file.\n"
+#| "  --clear-avail                    Erase existing available info.\n"
+#| "  --forget-old-unavail             Forget uninstalled unavailable pkgs.\n"
+#| "  -s|--status <package> ...        Display package status details.\n"
+#| "  -p|--print-avail <package> ...   Display available version details.\n"
+#| "  -L|--listfiles <package> ...     List files 'owned' by package(s).\n"
+#| "  -l|--list [<pattern> ...]        List packages concisely.\n"
+#| "  -S|--search <pattern> ...        Find package(s) owning file(s).\n"
+#| "  -C|--audit [<package> ...]       Check for broken package(s).\n"
+#| "  --yet-to-unpack                  Print packages selected for "
+#| "installation.\n"
+#| "  --predep-package                 Print pre-dependencies to unpack.\n"
+#| "  --add-architecture <arch>        Add <arch> to the list of "
+#| "architectures.\n"
+#| "  --remove-architecture <arch>     Remove <arch> from the list of "
+#| "architectures.\n"
+#| "  --print-architecture             Print dpkg architecture.\n"
+#| "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
+#| "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
+#| "feature.\n"
+#| "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
+#| "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
+#| "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
+#| "\n"
 msgid ""
 "Commands:\n"
 "  -i|--install       <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive <directory> ...\n"
@@ -3125,6 +3220,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3202,6 +3298,13 @@ msgstr ""
 #: src/main.c
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
 "Use dpkg with -b, --build, -c, --contents, -e, --control, -I, --info,\n"
 "  -f, --field, -x, --extract, -X, --vextract, --ctrl-tarfile, --fsys-"
 "tarfile\n"
@@ -6553,9 +6656,6 @@ msgstr ""
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "“%s” chứa trường “%s” do người dùng định nghĩa"
 
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s nhận một đối số"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "không thể mở thành phần “control” (điều khiển)"
 
diff --git a/po/zh_CN.po b/po/zh_CN.po
index 569c7b02a..d46674ca7 100644
--- a/po/zh_CN.po
+++ b/po/zh_CN.po
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.18.x\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2016-05-20 16:45+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Zhou Mo <cdluminate@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Chinese (simplified) <debian-l10n-chinese@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1124,6 +1124,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "版本号的冒号后面没有任何东西"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "版本号为空"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "版本号没有以数字开头"
 
@@ -1166,6 +1172,12 @@ msgstr "缺少右大括号"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "(无可用描述)"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "版本号 '%s' 语法错误"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2697,6 +2709,53 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr "无法满足 %.250s 的预依赖关系，起因是 %.250s"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s 需要一个软件包名作为参数"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "软件包 %s 没有被安装"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s 需要一个软件包名作为参数"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "触发器名包含无效字符"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s 需要一个软件包名作为参数"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "%s 体系结构非法：%s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s 不需要任何参数"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, c-format
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "版本号 '%s' 语法错误"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2711,11 +2770,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-versions 错误的比较关系"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr "--%s 使用了废弃的关系操作符 '%s' "
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, c-format
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "版本号 '%s' 语法错误"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -2966,7 +3020,48 @@ msgid "Debian '%s' package management program version %s.\n"
 msgstr "Debian %s 软件包管理程序 %s 版。\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
-#, c-format
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid ""
+#| "Commands:\n"
+#| "  -i|--install       <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  --unpack           <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  -A|--record-avail  <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive "
+#| "<directory> ...\n"
+#| "  --configure        <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  --triggers-only    <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -r|--remove        <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -P|--purge         <package> ... | -a|--pending\n"
+#| "  -V|--verify <package> ...        Verify the integrity of package(s).\n"
+#| "  --get-selections [<pattern> ...] Get list of selections to stdout.\n"
+#| "  --set-selections                 Set package selections from stdin.\n"
+#| "  --clear-selections               Deselect every non-essential package.\n"
+#| "  --update-avail [<Packages-file>] Replace available packages info.\n"
+#| "  --merge-avail [<Packages-file>]  Merge with info from file.\n"
+#| "  --clear-avail                    Erase existing available info.\n"
+#| "  --forget-old-unavail             Forget uninstalled unavailable pkgs.\n"
+#| "  -s|--status <package> ...        Display package status details.\n"
+#| "  -p|--print-avail <package> ...   Display available version details.\n"
+#| "  -L|--listfiles <package> ...     List files 'owned' by package(s).\n"
+#| "  -l|--list [<pattern> ...]        List packages concisely.\n"
+#| "  -S|--search <pattern> ...        Find package(s) owning file(s).\n"
+#| "  -C|--audit [<package> ...]       Check for broken package(s).\n"
+#| "  --yet-to-unpack                  Print packages selected for "
+#| "installation.\n"
+#| "  --predep-package                 Print pre-dependencies to unpack.\n"
+#| "  --add-architecture <arch>        Add <arch> to the list of "
+#| "architectures.\n"
+#| "  --remove-architecture <arch>     Remove <arch> from the list of "
+#| "architectures.\n"
+#| "  --print-architecture             Print dpkg architecture.\n"
+#| "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
+#| "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
+#| "feature.\n"
+#| "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
+#| "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
+#| "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
+#| "\n"
 msgid ""
 "Commands:\n"
 "  -i|--install       <.deb file name> ... | -R|--recursive <directory> ...\n"
@@ -3000,6 +3095,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3063,6 +3159,13 @@ msgstr ""
 #: src/main.c
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
 "Use dpkg with -b, --build, -c, --contents, -e, --control, -I, --info,\n"
 "  -f, --field, -x, --extract, -X, --vextract, --ctrl-tarfile, --fsys-"
 "tarfile\n"
@@ -6229,11 +6332,6 @@ msgstr "要恢复成自动更新请执行 %s --auto %s。"
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "%s 含有用户自定义的字段 %s "
 
-#, fuzzy
-#~| msgid "--%s takes no arguments"
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s 不需要任何参数"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "无法打开 control 组件"
 
diff --git a/po/zh_TW.po b/po/zh_TW.po
index 248dc8084..58d744586 100644
--- a/po/zh_TW.po
+++ b/po/zh_TW.po
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: dpkg 1.13\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: debian-dpkg@lists.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-11-16 03:40+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2016-12-17 00:31+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2015-04-07 19:10+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: imacat <imac@mail.imacat.idv.tw>\n"
 "Language-Team: Chinese (traditional) <debian-l10n-chinese@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -1167,6 +1167,12 @@ msgid "nothing after colon in version number"
 msgstr "版本號的冒號後面沒有東西"
 
 #: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
+#, fuzzy
+#| msgid "version string is empty"
+msgid "version number is empty"
+msgstr "版本號是空的"
+
+#: lib/dpkg/parsehelp.c
 msgid "version number does not start with digit"
 msgstr "版本號開頭不是數字"
 
@@ -1209,6 +1215,12 @@ msgstr "找不到結尾括弧"
 msgid "(no description available)"
 msgstr "（無相關介紹）"
 
+#: lib/dpkg/pkg-show.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgstr "版本 '%s' 的語法不正確：%s"
+
 #: lib/dpkg/pkg-spec.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "illegal package name in specifier '%s%s%s': %s"
@@ -2787,6 +2799,54 @@ msgid "cannot satisfy pre-dependencies for %.250s (wanted due to %.250s)"
 msgstr "無法滿足 %.250s 的預先相依關係（應 %.250s 之要求）"
 
 #: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <pkgname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s 需要一個套件名稱參數"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "package '%s' is not installed"
+msgid "package name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "套件 '%s' 未安裝"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <trigname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s 需要一個套件名稱參數"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "trigger name contains invalid character"
+msgid "trigger name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "觸發程式的名稱包含了不合法的字元"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one package name argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <archname> argument"
+msgstr "--%s 需要一個套件名稱參數"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "architecture '%s' is illegal: %s"
+msgid "architecture name '%s' is invalid: %s"
+msgstr "不合法的硬體平台 '%s'：%s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "--%s takes one argument"
+msgid "--%s takes one <version> argument"
+msgstr "--%s 需要一個參數"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
+msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
+msgstr "版本 '%s' 的語法不正確：%s"
+
+#: src/enquiry.c
 msgid ""
 "--compare-versions takes three arguments: <version> <relation> <version>"
 msgstr "--compare-version 需有三個參數：<版本號> <比較關係> <版本號>"
@@ -2800,12 +2860,6 @@ msgstr "--compare-versions 比較關係不適切"
 msgid "--%s used with obsolete relation operator '%s'"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: src/enquiry.c
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-#| msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax: %s"
-msgid "version '%s' has bad syntax"
-msgstr "版本 '%s' 的語法不正確：%s"
-
 #: src/errors.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "failed to allocate memory for new entry in list of failed packages: %s"
@@ -3136,6 +3190,7 @@ msgid ""
 "  --print-foreign-architectures    Print allowed foreign architectures.\n"
 "  --assert-<feature>               Assert support for the specified "
 "feature.\n"
+"  --validate-<thing> <string>      Validate a <thing>'s <string>.\n"
 "  --compare-versions <a> <op> <b>  Compare version numbers - see below.\n"
 "  --force-help                     Show help on forcing.\n"
 "  -Dh|--debug=help                 Show help on debugging.\n"
@@ -3202,6 +3257,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #: src/main.c
+#, c-format
+msgid ""
+"Validatable things: pkgname, archname, trigname, version.\n"
+"\n"
+msgstr ""
+
+#: src/main.c
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 #| msgid ""
 #| "Use dpkg -b|--build|-c|--contents|-e|--control|-I|--info|-f|--field|\n"
@@ -6556,9 +6618,6 @@ msgstr "若要回復成自動更新，請執行 '%s --auto %s'"
 #~ msgid "'%s' contains user-defined field '%s'"
 #~ msgstr "'%s' 包含使用者自訂欄位 '%s'"
 
-#~ msgid "--%s takes one argument"
-#~ msgstr "--%s 需要一個參數"
-
 #~ msgid "could not open the `control' component"
 #~ msgstr "無法開啟 `control' 元件"
author	Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>	2016-12-17 00:38:50 +0100
committer	Guillem Jover <guillem@debian.org>	2016-12-17 02:20:25 +0100
commit	ce2ed3059756d695e46b331c09d7ee50cde78050 (patch)
tree	1c0383445f51f4538ab0e560e71725a50094e90b /po
parent	9bafd1bd723c92bf1e043a7493c87181322faca8 (diff)
download	dpkg-ce2ed3059756d695e46b331c09d7ee50cde78050.tar.gz